# Overview Pine protocol is a two-sided decentralized non-custodial protocol that facilitates asset-backed loan transactions between lenders and borrowers. Lenders set up their own lending pools, choose NFT collections that they are willing to lend against and set their own terms for loan offers. These offers are then added to a one-sided offer book. Borrowers can choose from these offers and borrow digital currencies against them using their NFT assets as collateral. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pine.loans/pine-protocol/overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.